Anesthesia for Neuroradiology

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Abstract Anesthesia services are provided for both diagnostic and intervention procedures in the neuroradiology department. The considerations while providing anesthesia in neuroradiology workplace include providing anesthesia outside the operating room,…

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Postoperative Visual Loss

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Abstract Postoperative visual loss (POVL) is a rare but devastating complication after nonocular surgery. POVL can be caused by central retinal artery occlusion, ischemic optic neuropathy (ION), and cortical blindness….

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Spinal Surgery

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Abstract Elective spine surgeries are performed for a variety of conditions including degenerative, neoplastic, inflammatory, infective, and congenital pathologies. They can vary in complexity from minimally invasive single-level microdiskectomies to…

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Neuroendoscopy

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Abstract The modernization of neurosurgical armamentarium with neuroendoscopy and neuronaviagtion has paved the pathway for minimally invasive procedures. At the same time, neuroanesthesia has shown a step ahead in the…

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Pressure Inside the Neuroendoscope

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Abstract Advances in optics, computing, and imaging have encouraged the application of intraventricular neuroendoscopy to a variety of neurosurgical procedures as transcortical third ventriculostomy, biopsy, or tumor retrieval. The advantages…

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Awake Craniotomy

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Abstract Awake craniotomy is a procedure in which the patient is awake for some period of time to allow for neurological testing. These awake procedures include epilepsy surgery, resection of…

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Anesthesia for Functional Neurosurgery

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Abstract Functional neurosurgery is a neurosurgical procedure done for alleviating symptoms of various central nervous system disorders that do not have any gross anatomical abnormality. Functional neurosurgery needs a well-coordinated…

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Cerebrovascular Disease

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Abstract Intracerebral hemorrhage is an important and common cause of stroke, which has the most devastating consequences. Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is the second most common vascular abnormality of the central…

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Positioning in Neurosurgery

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Abstract The myriad of neurosurgical conditions require different surgical approaches and appropriate patient positioning to reach the desired surgical target. Identifying the optimal approach for each individual patient is a…

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Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage

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Abstract Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is an acute neurovascular emergency is a type of spontaneous SAH that results from rupture of an intracranial aneurysm. The early and late complications include…

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